Title :
Extending object-oriented concepts to support engineering applications
Author :
Cornelio, A. ; Navathe, Shamkant B. ; Doty, Keith L.
Author_Institution :
CSE, Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL, USA
Abstract :
A presentation is made of a structure-function (S-F) paradigm for representing engineering designs. The S-F paradigm treats structures and functions as first-class objects by modeling the physical configuration of the design as structural objects and the behavior of the design as functional objects. The paradigm supports engineering designs by using the associative knowledge between structures and functions to help in the design process and to support simulation by providing for a run-time interaction between structures and functions. The S-F paradigm would be generally applicable to model the passive and active information in any complex system. It may be implemented as a layer on top of any object-oriented model
Keywords :
data structures; engineering computing; object-oriented databases; associative knowledge; design behaviour; engineering applications; engineering design representation; first-class objects; functional objects; functions; object-oriented model; physical configuration; simulation; structural objects; structure-function; structures; Biological system modeling; Data engineering; Database systems; Design engineering; Encapsulation; Object oriented modeling; Power engineering and energy; Power system modeling; Process design; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Data Engineering, 1990. Proceedings. Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2025-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICDE.1990.113472
